Punk Rock Food Drive @ Radio-Active Records

You really oughta round up some canned soup and/or tuna and other nonperishable food items and haul them down to Radio-Active Records at the Gateway Center in Fort Lauderdale. This Saturday, November 20, from 6 until 10 p.m., the shop is hosting a Thanksgiving Food Drive. That seems too early…

Burt Rapoport’s Deck 84 Opens Next Month in Delray Beach

rapoportsrg.comRapoport​If you remember Busch’s under the (Atlantic Avenue) bridge in Delray Beach, you know it was tough to find but worth the search. The massive waterfront restaurant is undergoing a complete transformation courtesy of local dining guru Burt Rapoport, who’s set to unveil his newest venture, Deck 84, in just…

Beer Stein-Holding Contest at Oktoberfest

Seeing as how gubernatorial candidates must now participate in Masskrugstemmen contests to prove their viability, this weekend’s Oktoberfest may just prove to be a crucial turning point in Florida’s heated governor’s race.When Wisconsin Republican Mark Neumann won a regional title last month (Masskrugstemmen is a German test of strength in…

Five Reasons Why Your Pizza Delivery Driver Hates You

So, you’re too stoned/lazy to muster the energy to actually leave the couch. You’ fail to shop regularly, leaving nothing in the fridge but a shaved carrot, a sad little package of walnuts, and some lettuce that was wilted over a week ago.  You know exactly what you’re doing (again):…

Checkers Gives Away Ice Cream — Better Get in Line

​The brutality of summer has slackened a bit. Still, if you’re outside for any length of time, you’re a sweaty, clammy mess. The only cure is shade and water, but an ice cream cone can help lower that core temperature from Chernobyl levels to something more manageable.This Saturday, Oct 2,…

Recipes from Swank Farms: Sauteed Kale w/ Feta; Leafy Green Salad

Jodi Swank, from Swank Specialty Produce up in Loxahatchee, has concocted some tasty and healthy combinations from the hyrdo-farm she operates with her husband, Darrin. (Read our interview with him here.) All those leafy greens they grow come together for some pretty unique recipes, which she shares with us this…

Interview: Darrin Swank of Swank Specialty Produce in Loxahatchee

courtesy Swank Farms ​Based in Loxahatchee Groves, Swank Specialty Produce is a large-scale hydroponic farm that has become regionally famous for the impeccable quality of the veggies grown there. Swank is a family affair: Darrin and Jodi had been married for years when they decided a soilless farm was in…

Guess Where We’re Drinking!

Need hints? This place has been in the same family for a long time. It’s a friendly place. There are kitty cats nearby. These guess-where-we-ares have been way too easy lately. This one may be too. But for the first reader to guess the correct location, we’ve got a copy of…

School Garden Sprouts at Shepherd of the Coast

Some kids probably hate it when summer comes to an end and homework season rears its head like Putin visiting Alaska.But we’d bet the kids over at Shepherd of the Coast in northeast Fort Lauderdale don’t feel quite as deprived of fun. They’ve put together a big community garden, growing…

Sandwich Contest Can Earn You $25k

Now, you’ve had a good sandwich in your day. Here in Fort Lauderdale, LaSpada’s and My Market and Deli make some of the finest. But regular folks can become sandwich artisans too. If you’ve ever created a kitchen-sink concoction you’re proud of, you could be a winner.A company based in…

City Cellar: Half-Price Bottles During Wine Down Mondays

​You know, Mondays suck so hard. They come at the worst time — always at the tail-end of a whirlwind weekend where you enjoyed a leisurely kayak trip in the Keys (or whatever). Ninety-nine percent of the time, there’s some kind of hideous “work” attached to them, like a piece…

Five Most Common Restaurant Bait-and-Switch Tactics

Every once in a while, officials from the Hotel and Restaurant division of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation office get to sleuthin’. They’re looking for “food misrepresentation cases” — usually restaurants selling you one thing but serving you another.Inspectors catch the bait and switch about 50 times…

Ten Things Clients Hate About Escorts

Calling up an escort is supposed to usher in an hour or two (or, hell, 20 minutes) of pleasure and release. It’s not supposed to cause headaches. Sometimes instead of getting a happy ending, you feel chafed — and not in a good way. Or at least those are some…